You
may remember the siteStamps Licked
that prints and sends postcards to Congress on progressive
issues? It is now HAND-DELIVERING cards to Senators in partnership
with Herd on the Hill.
Let’s use this great service:
https://stampslicked.org/

Migrant
Justice's march to Ben & Jerry's Vermont facility to demand that the
company join the Milk With Dignity program as promised, was a success; Ben
& Jerry's CEO Jostein Solheim stated that they are "ready to
go." http://bit.ly/2sYtrZvHowever, two of the farm workers who
led the march were arrested and detained on their way home, then turned
over to ICE http://bit.ly/2tWcNqLLet's ask that ICE use their
discretion, and release Esau and Yesenia:http://bit.ly/2t2vv34We can also send a Letter of Support,
using the format and guidelines offered by Migrant Justice: http://bit.ly/2tBCXQd

The
Senate healthcare proposal continues the attack on Planned Parenthoodhttp://bit.ly/2rVFlnNPlanned Parenthood provides medical
care for those most in need, yet the GOP bill would strip Medicaid
reimbursements from the organization for a full year. Let's call our
Senators and let them know that we will continue to oppose any legislation
that attempts to defund Planned Parenthood. Those of us who prefer call
scripts modify the one offered at 5calls: https://5calls.org/issue/recDhWOMQEoPN6mlr

Thanks
to the response of tens of thousands of concerned citizens, the Department
of Health and Human Services will no longer be removing a question from a
federal survey regarding LGB older adults who participate in programs
funded by the Older Americans Act http://read.bi/2tCismyStill, the follow-up question regarding
transgender seniors is set to be removed. Let's give the Department of
Health and Human Services a call and let them know that we do not want
them to erase our transgender community1-877-696-6775(press 5)

The New England Coral
Canyon's National Monument is now under review by Ryan Zinke's Interior
department. https://www.ecowatch.com/zinke-coral-canyons-2445601093.html Let's tell the Ryan
Zinke and the Interior Department we want to keep this monument, and all
the others under question, as is. They are irreplaceable national
treatures. Ryan Zinke, US Dept of Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington
DC 20240

Donald
Trump and Jeff Sessions may be demanding a return to the most destructive
policies of the failed War on Crime, but there's still a bipartisan
majority in Congress in favor of effective criminal justice reform, and we
need to show them we still want them working together for change. Senators
from both parties have come together to introduce the Fair Chance Act,
which would bar federal employers and contractors from asking applicants
about their criminal history until the final stage of the process. This
will help make sure the formerly incarcerated get a fair shake at finding
employment. (http://www.philly.com/philly/business/labor_and_unions/Booker-Republicans-introduce-federal-ban-the-box-legislation.html)
Let's join our Action Alliance partners at 5 Calls and urge our senators
to help move this bill forward:https://5calls.org/issue/recGvA40wQuE7Irp4

We
know that neither scientific expertise nor ethics matter to Trump and his
minions, but it’s apparently time, again, to let Scott Pruitt know that
both matter to us. The head of the EPA this week dismissed nearly all of
the members of the Board of Scientific Counselors, a body charged with
reviewing and advising EPA research departments on their scientific
methodology: http://billmoyers.com/story/trump-epa-dismisses-people-charge-scientific-integrity/
As has been the case with the ACA, Trump and his appointees continue to
sabotage the programs or agencies they can’t outright abolish.
Pruitt’s EPA phone number is202-564-4700.

State-level actions

We
really need to direct more attention toward what's happening at the state
level, where lobbyists for powerful business interests are also trying to
push legislation to avoid regulation and corporate taxation.
"[A]s a growing number of cities consider and increasingly pass soda
taxes and other measures designed to combat obesity and promote healthy
eating, the food industry has turned to a strategy used extensively by the
tobacco and gun lobbies. The strategy, known as preemption, uses state
laws to take away the right of cities to enact various kinds of regulations,
reserving that power to the state." https://www.forbes.com/sites/robwaters/2017/06/21/soda-and-fast-food-lobbyists-push-state-preemption-laws-to-prevent-local-regulation/2/#144171ee9ed3 The
result is sneaky state laws that *prevent* local government/cities from
enacting their own laws to protect citizens, for example by requiring
display of nutrition information, or even establishing their own minimum
wage rules. We can tune into activist groups like https://grassrootschange.net/ to
get on top of what's happening in our own state around the preemption
issue, and what to do about it.

Here’s
an opportunity to help another Congressional district turn blue!
“Oklahoma's 75th House District was re-opened after the Republican who won
in November's election was forced to resign in the wake of a personal
scandal. Karen Gaddis was the Democrat on the ballot then and she's
back campaigning hard for the Special Election July 11th.” Let’s help by postcarding! Details here:
http://mailchi.mp/ind-d6/postcards-to-oklahoma-voters-ok

If we're going
to fight against Trump's deportation machine and for the comprehensive
immigration reform we need, we're all going to need to work together. Our
Action Alliance partnerWall-of-Us is
joining forces with other organizations to build a map of local
immigration advocacy groups to make it easier for people to get involved
and coordinate. If you know about a local group that serves immigrants,
you can add to their map here: https://ragtag.org/wall-of-us/map.

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Rogan’s List is a daily, thoroughly vetted action list for people who are unhappy with the current administration and who want to become more politically involved, but do not have time for the research. The compiler, Susan Goodrich Rogan, is a retired librarian who has worked in university, community college, and elementary school libraries. She is the mother of eleven and the grandmother of nine..